Cleaning Mini-blinds- Home Improvement / Decor

Anyone have a proven method to clean mini-blinds. I have tried
cleaning on the patio with a hose and scrub brush. Really a mess!
Have also used a power washer -- not a good idea! Any suggestions
would be appreciated. It's time to either clean them or trash them!!
Thanks,
Linda

Be careful about what kind of mini-blinds you try to clean using any
wet method. The brand "Three Day Blinds" who sell metal vertical
blinds that are spray painted are notorious for the paint peeling off
if you are not careful. I soaked a set in the bathtub for a few hours
to get off a fews years of dirt and grime and they looked great (for

about a day) The next morning, all the paint began to peel off! It
looked like it was raining white paint.

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Major Pain! We switched to wooden blinds because our 2yr old kept breaking the slats and my husband was using duct tape to fix them.

The way I would clean them is take old socks and put them on my hand. I would grab the blind so it would clean the back and front. Sometimes I would use a little cleaning product in water to clean really tuff spots. When I was finished, I would toss the socks in the washer for next time.

Hope this helps,
Dixie

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My mom used to fill the tub with dish soap and hot water and let them soak
for a while in there...you can do several sets at a time. If you have one
of those shower heads that has a hose it's super easy to spray them off, but
if not, just hold them under the faucet and then give them a wipe down with
a towel. If you have a drying rack use that in the tub to let them hang to
dry, or hang them over a deck or porch railing or the shower curtain rod to
dry. GL!

Jennifer

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Linda, I always just soak mine in the bathtub with murphy's oil soap,
or some amonia and dawn mixture, seems to take the greasy grimeys
off. Then I took a soft towel and wiped them clean while in the tub,
layed them on the floor on a towel to dry or hung them over the
outside clothes line, and rehung. Seems to keep the slop in the tub
and mess also. Clean both at one time.
Christine

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